Dishevelled Officer, The
Introduction
Author:
Michael Barraclough (2019)
Published:
Michael Barraclough web-site
Formation:
Longways duple improper Set
Tune:
Specific tune - Disbanded Officer (24 Country Dances For 1787, Thompson)
Music:
A 4/4 Barnes: 2/31
Choreography
A1
1-2
1s slip down the centre while 2s slip up the outside
3-4
Partner set right & left
5-8
Partner two-hand turn 1½ (or once, 2s keep hands, 1s split)
A2
1-2
2s slip down the centre while 1s slip up the outside
3-4
Partner set right & left
5-8
Partner two-hand turn 1½ (or once)
[All home]
[All home]
B1
1-4
Circle left
5-8
Balance and petronella right
B2
1-4
Balance and petronella right
5-8
Balance and California twirl
© Michael Barraclough, 2024
Notes
Notes
1
The dance is inspired by, and uses the same tune, as the Disbanded Officer in 24 Country Dances For 1787 (Thompson), reprinted in Compleat Collection Of Country Dances, Vol 5 (Thompson, 1788/1789).
2
The modern version of the Disbanded Officer (Ken Sheffield, From Two Barns, Vol 3) has little or no relationship to the original, except for the tune.
3
The Light Heart in Cahusac’s 24 Country Dances for 1800 has the same choreography as the Disbanded Officer, but a different tune.
Music
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